All
pre-Greek people of Anatolia built beautiful
monumental tombs associated with some form of
ancestor worship. The Lycians developed this
form of art to perfection and the entire
landscape of Lycia is still dotted with these
fascinating funerary monuments. The most recent
count has revealed one thousand and eighty-five
examples still intact, divided among four types:
monumental or heroon-type tombs (six known),
pillar tombs (35), sarcophagi (60) and rock-cut
house-type tombs (950).